When The Raven Scholar arrived, I was delighted as it has not been on my radar but it does sound like something I will quite enjoy. Since receiving it, I keep seeing it pop up online as recommended and now I’m even more excited to read it! Then F*cked Up Fairy Tales arrived a few days later and I couldn’t have been more stoked. I’ve been following Cosbrarian online since 2020 and I’m delighted to read her book. Thank you for such thoughtful picks!
I feel the title should have been Malibu *Burning*
Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Bingo: Play – Surfing is an important part of this family. My introduction to Taylor Jenkins Read was Daisy Jones and the Six. I then went on to Carrie Soto is Back and The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo. All listened to in audiobook format, which were amazing. Highly recommend them. It was a happy day when I found Malibu Rising in a free little library. I needed a book to take to the beach a week ago and this seemed like the perfect candidate. It was nice […]
A swing and a miss from Scalzi
When the Moon Hits Your Eye by John Scalzi
Bingo: Black I’ve been a longtime Scalzi fan since a friend insisted I read Old Man’s War. However, his last trilogy, The Collapsing Empire, didn’t do it for me. Then along came The Kaiju Preservation Society, 5 star read, followed by Starter Villain, 5 star read. Scalzi was on a roll! After seeing him at an event for Starter Villain, I was so geeked for the final book in this triptych, When the Moon Hits Your Eye. Scalzi explained this at the event and here is a concise description […]
“In my place will grow a feral rose, soft red petals hiding sharp white teeth”
Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V. E. Schwab
Bingo Square: B – Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil V.E. Schwab has created another enjoyable stand alone novel with Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil. It’s about hunger, love, and rage. Starting in 1532 Spain and concluding in 2019 Boston, Massachusetts. Three women, across time become inextricably linked and, in Schwab’s words, this is their “toxic, lesbian vampire story”. Bury my bones in the midnight soil, plant them shallow and water them deep, and in my place will grow a feral rose, soft red […]
“I’m a treacherous, power-hungry bitch, and honestly? It feels amazing.”
Long Live Evil by Sarah Rees Brennan
Our family has an annual Winter Solstice family book exchange. A mere week before the solstice I read a write up of Long Live Evil by Sarah Rees Brennan and added it to my wish list of books. I’m glad I did because this book was so much fun I read it twice back to back. Not only was it enjoyable to read the story again, this time I recognized all the clues that led up to the surprise at the end, giving the book a […]
I devoured this whole trilogy twice in 12 nonconsecutive days
Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands by Heather Fawcett
Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales by Heather Fawcett
I received Emily Wilde’s Encyclopedia of Faeries in our family Winter Solstice book exchange but didn’t start it until the end of January. It was so engaging I blitzed through it in two days. Having enjoyed it so much it was immediately re-read. The re-read took only two days as well. This same pattern was repeated when reading Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands and Emily Wilde’s Compendium of Lost Tales. Fortunately, I discovered this series at the perfect time. Books one and two were already […]
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